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Topic: most difficult song of all time! (Read 1002 times)

Totally hyperbolic title I know. There are so many metric's its really hard to determine what the most difficult or complex ever song is. I did some goggle searches and was surprised at how many low level songs people claimed should be on the list. I saw one that claimed walk this way by arrowsmith. WTF, that offends my sensibility's. Personally I think classical and metal probably at the top it but look forward to seeing what others think? I'll start off with Paganini's 5th, not as famous as the 24 but its much more symmetrical and the inspiration for the movie crossroads guitar battle. I predict seeing some animals as leaders soon but would like to limit it to one song per post, but post as much as you want. Really I love highly technical music so just want to see a bunch of what other people like. What do you think the most complex or hard to play song is? I know there can't really be one, but what do you think should be a contender? Also don't just think guitar or piano or classic. All types of music are fair game.

Moto perpetuo is considered of medium difficulty for violin -- played on trumpet it's a stunt that young trumpeters are more than happy to make fools of themselves with. It can't be played on trumpet! Yet some have mastered it, notably Wynton Marsalis. I prefer this old recording because here Mendez struggles in places, making the performance reach out to the listener's perpetual bafflement -- is this guy real?

Gaspard de la Nuit has a reputation for being difficult, specifically the movement titled Scarbo. While there are numerous fluid performances you can chose from on YouTube, here a young player is caught in the act of taming this beast and is for me a visceral experience -- not to worry, soon she will have this under her belt,

Not being a musician makes this a difficult guess for me. But how about this for drums:

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Totally hyperbolic title I know. There are so many metric's its really hard to determine what the most difficult or complex ever song is. I did some goggle searches and was surprised at how many low level songs people claimed should be on the list. I saw one that claimed walk this way by arrowsmith. WTF, that offends my sensibility's. Personally I think classical and metal probably at the top it but look forward to seeing what others think? I'll start off with Paganini's 5th, not as famous as the 24 but its much more symmetrical and the inspiration for the movie crossroads guitar battle. I predict seeing some animals as leaders soon but would like to limit it to one song per post, but post as much as you want. Really I love highly technical music so just want to see a bunch of what other people like. What do you think the most complex or hard to play song is? I know there can't really be one, but what do you think should be a contender? Also don't just think guitar or piano or classic. All types of music are fair game.

Without commenting on the notion of a "most difficult" piece, Sumina Studer is a brilliant violinist. One of the very best. Born in 1997, she would have been 19 years old when the above was recorded.

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